Spring crank holder for automobiles



` 1,475,836 c. A. KELLOGG SPRING CRANK HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES Nov. 27 1923.

Filed Sent. 29, 1922 Graf/es A. Ke//Lo/o/o WWW/4% Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES PTENT FFE.

SPRING- CBANK HOLDER FOR AUTOIOBILES.

Application filed September 29, 1922. Serial No. 591,304.

To all whom at may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAnL-ns A. KELLOGG, a citizen of the VUnited States, residing` at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Iniprovements in Spring Crank l-lolders for Autoinobiles, of Which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to means for holding the starting cranks of soine type of ino tor vehicles, and it is an object of the-present invention to provide an extremely simple, practical, inexpensive and readily applied resilient holder. It is another object to provide a crank holder that may be attached to a contiguous part of the vehicle and which will have its operating end extending into a convenient position to be applied to thecrank to be held.

Other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the specification of an enibodiment of the invention illustrated in the accoinpanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective of the front end of a road vehicle showing the device applied and holding the starting crank of the vehicle.

Figure 2 is a perspective of a disinounted Crank holder.

Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

A popular type of road vehicle is provided with a starting crank 2, Which, When free, hang-s down in front of the frame and is free to rattle, with the production of an annoying rattling noise.

The device of the present invention is built preferably of one Continuous piece oi' resilient Wire, a length of Which is folded medially to provide substantially parallel. side shanks lland l', the outer ends of Which are cross-connected by a boived portion 5. Thge other ends of the shanks 4 are coiled into spring eyes 6 and 6', from which extend tangential shanks 7, approximately parallel. The shanks are bent at right angles at 8 to form hook bars 9 having inwardly turned hook ends 10.

The shanks 7 are bent up from the plane of the shanks 4. 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The device is applied by snapping the hooks 10 around `behind the headlight bracket lof the vehlcle so that the spring eyes (ifi' Dear against the front cross frame member F. `When in this position the boived ss Connecting bar 5 is thrown forwardly. To latch or hold the crank 2 against vibration and rattling it is swung around to the position shown in Fig. 2 and the receiving bow 5 is pressed back and then released to engage en the cran i 2.

Thus, when the retaining bowi is released it Will be sprung out by the spring elements to firmly hold the crank in position.

Further embodiinents, inodiiications and variations may be resorted to within the spirit of the invention as claimed.

What is claiined is:

1. Crank-holding device consisting of resilient side bars having rearwardly bent receiving end portion, said portion including a closed bight with a concaved, Crank-receiving, transverse seat.

3. In combination With a vehicle having astarting crank and a lanip bracket, a Crankholding device consisting of resilient side bars having rearwardly bent ends With hooks' to grapple With the said bracket, and having forwardly sprung shanks with a crank-receiving end portion. f

l. ln combination With a vehicle having a. G

starting crank and a lainp bracket, a Crankholding device consisting of resilient side bars having rearwardly bent ends with hooks to grapple With the said bracket, and having forwardly sprang shanks with a Crank-r ceiving end portion, the said forwardly sprung shanks When being repressed against the contiguous frame reacting therefroin to hold the crank.

In testimony Whereof I have signed my 100 name to this specification.

CHAS. A. KELLOGG.

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